Combination mending and pressing device



1950 F. E. SALEVSKY ET AL COMBINATION MENDING AND PRESSING DEVICE Filed Dec. 15, 1948 Patented Oct. 24, 1950 UNi'i'ED SITES ATENT OFFICE COMBINATION MENDING AND PRESSING DEVICE Application December 15, 1948, Serial No. 65,382

4 Claims. (01. 661) The present invention relates to the manufacture of hosiery and more particularly to a, support for use in mending and heat pressing mends.

In the manufacture of hosiery it is usual for the stockings after the dyeing operation to be delivered to examiners, who sort them into pairs and inspect to detect flaws, such as picks, thread loops and the like, in order that these defects can be mended before being packed for delivery and sale. Following the mending step, it is customary to pass the mended stockings along to operatives who apply heat by pressing the area which has been mended so that the mended areas are no lOnger visible and the stockin is in finished condition. Thus, two steps are required to mend and heat press the stocking so that at least two operatives are required for these separate treatments.

Some of the objects of the present invention are: to provide a device wherein provision is made for mending and heat pressing by one operator at a station along the line of manufacture: to provide two units in a single device so that mending can be made with one unit and heat pressing can be done in the other; to provide a combined mending cup and pressing pad so that the two steps can be carried out successively by the same operator; to provide a novel unit for mending and pressing work whereby the number of operators can be reduced while at the same time increasing production; and to provide other improvements as will hereinafter appear.

In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 represents a side'elevation (partly broken away) of a combined mending cup and pad for pressing embodying one form of the present invention, the same being shown in mending position; Fig. 2 represents a side elevation of the same in pad" projected pos tion to support a mended area of a stocking While pressed with a hot iron; Fig. 3 represents a vertical medial section of the same; and Fig. 4 represents a section on line i4 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, one form of the present invention comprises a vertically disposed tube It! having an outwardly flared bottom porticn I i forming a stable base support for the tube iii. The upper closed end of the tube iii carries a block 52, preferably of WOOd and of circular shape. forming with a cloth cover it a support pad over which a mended area of a stocking is to be stretched for heated pressing. As shown, the cloth cover is removably held in clamped stretched position by a metal ring l4 which com- 2 presses the turned periphery of the cover tightly to the block 12.

In order to retain the block 52 in assembled condition, a bolt i5 extends axially of the tube ill, its lower headed end being seated in a base block I5 of wedge shape to conform to and fit within the flared portion H of the tube it. The upper end of the bolt I5 is provided with a threaded socket ll into which a screw [8 is threaded after passing through the block I2. When so assembled the parts are firmly clamped together, while the screw 13 is concealed by the cloth pad cover it to ensure a smooth uninterrupted surface as a support for the stocking area.

For mending purposes a second tube 28 is provided arranged for sliding telescopic assembly with the tube It, and has a length shorter than the tube it so that when in its lowermost position the support pad can be projected well above the slidable tube 29. As shown, the upper end of the tube 26 is expanded into a larger diameter in the form of a cup 2! which in mending position projects sufiiciently above support pad as will leave an appreciable clearance so that there will be no restricting of the needle while mending.

In order to maintain the cup 2! in mending position a compression spring 23 encircles the bolt l5 and is interposed between the base block I 6 and a washer 24 which is slidable on the bolt l5. Preferably, at diametrically opposite locations the washer 24 is provided with radially projecting lugs 25, which ride respectively in slots 26 in opposite sides of the tube is and project below the lower edge of the tube 25. The length of each slot 26 is such that the spring is maintained under compression to hold the cup 25 properly located for use. The upper marginal edge of the cup is reversely turned as shown at 27 to provide a smooth rounded rim to prevent snagging of the stocking threads.

In operation the mending step precedes the pressing step, so that the device is normally expanded to the position shown in Fig. 1, where the cup is projected outwardly by the spring into position for use by the operator. When so positioned the area of the stocking which is marked for mending is stretched across the top of the cup and so held by one hand while the other dexteriously takes out picks, straightens loops, and sees that the threads are fixed so that the mend is invisible. With the mend completed, the cup portion is moved downwardly against the spring pressure until the pressing pad rises under and in contact with the stretched mended area. The operator now passes a heated iron of the mended area so that the repair remains invisible, after which the stockings are ready for boxing without going through the usual heat pressing at a difierent location.

It will now be apparent that a unitary stocking mending and pressing unit has been devised wherein provision is made for holding an area of a stocking to be mended in stretched condition and a pad for heat pressing the mended area, said parts being assembled for relative movement whereby after a mending operation the pad can be brought to position for heat pressing. By the novel unit of the invention the usual separate step of pressing at a station different from the pressing station is carried out at the same station with the mending operation.

Having thus described our invention, we claim:

1. In a device for use in mending hosiery, the combination of a support for holding a stretched area of a stocking in place for mending, a clothcovered pad for replacing said support for pressing purposes and normally located below said support to provide a working space, means for respectively mounting said mending support and said pad with one of said parts in operative position, and manually operative means for reversing the operative relation of said support and said pad, whereby mending and pressing operations are successively carried out on the same device.

2. In a device for use in mending hosiery, the combination of a cup for holding a stretched area, of a stocking in place for mending, a clothcovered pad for replacing said support for pressing purposes, means for respectively mounting said mending cup and said pad with said cup parts in operative position and said pad below and spaced therefrom to provide a working space, and manually operative means for reversing the operative relation of said cup and said pad, whereby said operations are successively carried out on the same device.

3. In a device for use in mending hosiery, the combination of a cloth-covered pad for pressing purposes, a vertically disposed member for supporting said pad, a cup for holding a stretched area of a stocking in place for mending, a support for said cup, means for telescopically mounting said support on said member for sliding movement relative thereto, and spring means normally positioning said cup projected above said pad to form a working space when a stocking is on said cup, said means being retractable to position said pad above said cup where two operations on said stocking can be carried out successively on the same device.

4. In a device for use in mending hosiery, the combination of a pad for pressing purposes, a vertically disposed tube for supporting said pad and having slots of predetermined length in the sides thereof, a base for said tube, a washer slidable in said tube and having lugs respectively riding in said slots to limit the travel of said washer, a cup for holdin a stretched area of a stocking in place for mending, means supporting said cup for telescopic sliding movement on said tube, said supporting means seating on said lugs, and a spring compressed between said washer and said base for normally positioning said cup above said pad but permitting said cup to be depressed to bring said pad above said cup.

FLORRIE E. SALEVSKY. HENRY A. SALEVSKY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 304,030 Ramus Aug. 26, 1884 1,903,893 Crowley Apr. 18, 1933 2,018,239 Storey Oct. 22, 1935 2,365,432 Patasnik Dec. 19, 1944 

